Mount Rainier Washington Mount Rainier was first known by the Native Americans as Talol, or Tacoma or Tahoma, from the Lushootseed word [təqʷúʔbəʔ] ("mother of waters") spoken by the Puyallup. Another interpretation is that "Tacoma", means "larger than Mount Baker".[9] This comes from the Skagit "Ta", larger, plus "Koma (Kulshan)", Mount Baker.[10] The current name was given by George Vancouver, who named it in honor of his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier.[11]
Although "Rainier" had been considered the official name of the mountain, Theodore Winthrop, in his posthumously published 1862 travel book The Canoe and the Saddle, referred to the mountain as "Tacoma" and for a time, both names were used interchangeably, although "Mt. Tacoma" was preferred in the city of Tacoma.[12][13][14]
In 1890, the United States Board on Geographic Names declared that the mountain would be known as "Rainier". Following this in 1897, the Pacific Forest Reserve became the Mount Rainier Forest Reserve, and the national park was established three years later. Despite this, there was still a movement to change the mountain's name to "Tacoma" and Congress was still considering a resolution to change the name as late as 1924. Yoakum, Texas  Central Oregon  San Luis Obispo County  Armenia  Lom, Norway Boney Mountain, Santa Monica  Seljalandsfoss Falls, Iceland  National Forest California  Central Coast California  North California  Washington  Virginia  Eastern Sierra Coast, California  Olympic National Park, Washington  Madeira  La Plata Mountains, Colorado  Texas Hill Country Marble Falls  Acadia National Park, Maine  Dallas Hill, Washington  Redwood National Park, California  Alsek River Valley British Columbia  Alpine Loop, Colorado  Alpine Meadow Wildflower Mountain  Beartooth Mountain  Umbria, Italy  Anza Borrego State Park California  St Juans Mountain, Colorado    Olympic Park Garden, London White River, National Forest, Colorado  |
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